what's on my mind

i'm lying here awake

photographs flash through my head

if only i could get some rest

i toss and turn instead

oh i think of every child

how they should have the right to shine

never lose their innocence

each one born divine

some trees learn to bend

that's how they survive

maybe we must learn from them

to keep our hopes alive

sometimes my eyes just want to cry

how did we come to this divide

is this god's creation

one for all

but millions left behind

that's what's on my mind

the cries from distant shores

fall on ears too deaf to care

how can people turn away

while lies pollute the air

one wise man told us all

only love can drive and hate

if we disregard his call

it could be too late

sometimes my heart just wants to cry

how did we come to this divide

filled with frustration

one for all

but millions left behind

that's what's on my mind

and love can not exist alone

it must be shared

it must be shown

the next generation colorblind

that's what's on my mind

a new conversation we must find

that's what's on my mind

what happened to just being kind

that's what's on my mind

so much on my mind

my mind

so much on my mind